Weather-strip.



V. E. TISGHLER.

WEATHER STRIP.

APPLIGATION HLED MAY 17,1906.

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V. E. TISCHLER.

WEATHER STRIP.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17,1906.

956,002, Pgtented Apr. 26, 19170.

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vIc'roPu E. TIsoHLER, or CINCINNATI, omo.v

WEATHER-STRIP.

'ing the joints inwindows and doors to ex# clude dust, wind, rain, cold4and warm air and noise.

Theobject of my invention 1s to provide a simple, durable and effectivedevice for'siicli purposeswhich lcan be readily, accurately andconveniently applied and which will hold the sash iirnily in position inthe window frame.

My invention consists in a strip of resilient material foldedlongitudinally upon itself along one edge to form a strong base andSmooth edge, a corrugation ad]aeen t said base to strengthen said striand to give the proper angle to the body o `the spring meniber, and themargin ot said sprinoV member foi-med at an angle to the body thereof toprovide a narrow longitudinal bearing on said strip away from the freeand shai edge thereof whereby said strip is adapted to eiigagethe windowframe more snugly and etlieiently than otherwise and without injury tothe window frame.'

My invention also consists .in the peculiar construction andarrange-nient thereof as set forth and claimed.

In the accompanyingl drawings which serve to illustrate my invention:Figure 1 is a pers ective view of the outer side of the strip be orebeing applied. Fi 2 is a pere spective view showing a1 Amodi ed form ofmy invention. ig. 3 is 'a peispectil e view of apart of a Window showingmy ir vention applied to the stile of the lower windowV sash. Fig. 4 isa front view 'of a window from the, outside 4showing the appearance ofsaine with my weather strips applied to the stiles of the window sash.Fig. 5 is an enlarged partial section taken on -a line transversely ofFi 4 showing my weather strips applied to bot the u per and lower sash.-F-i 6 is an enlarged detail view ofpart of a window sash showing myweather strip applied thereto before the sash is placed in the windowframe. Fig. 7 is a`sectional view of.

my weather strip showing by full lines the natural position of theVspring member: and,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led May 17, 1906. Serial No.

l Patented A pr. 2e, 1910.

by dotted lines its position when in engagement with the window frame.

My weather strip ispreferabl constructed and applied substantially as folows:

' A strip of resilient material l preferably made of brass is formed inthe shape shown in Fig. 1 with a base 2 having a fold 3 bent upon andbeneath said base whereby a smooth edge 4 is obtained and the baserendered stron and durable. Adjacent to base 2 I provide a'longitudinal,corrugation o preferablyl arc-shaped with its concave side orthe groovetherein upon the under side near the, fold 3. A spring member 6 projectsupwardly froi'n said corrugation at an angle tosaid base and -isprovided with a -margin 7 bent at an angle thereto, to provide a narrowand smooth bearing 8 -adapted to engagev the window frame and hold thesharp e ge 9 of the spring member out of contact with the window frame,thereby avoiding injury thereto. The arc-shaped vcorrugation'constitutes a part ofthe spring, its peculiar shape adding strengththereto and increasin r its elasticity and longevity. In order toipurther 'increase the elasticity and durability of the spring member 6I provide a corrugation .lO upon the fold 3 adapted to take intocorrugation 5 as shown in Fig. 2. V

The base. 2 is preferably provided with suitable nail holes 11 arrangedabout two inches apart startingfrom each end. The weather strip may beconveniently, quickly and easily secured to the sashl by ineans of'nails 12 without removing the sash from the window frame or withoutremoving an y art of the window frame by simply inserting the strip 1between the stile 13 of the window sash 14 and" the beadv 15 of'ithewindow frame 16 and nailino' same thereto at a point which will bringlthe sharp edge 9 ajsliort distance (about 1%; of anninch) from the edgeof the stile in order'to revent the strip from engaging the wintzowframe, lThe stri s1 may also be applied to the stiles o'f tie windowsash before the sash has been placed in thevwindow frame or by removingit from the fiame for that purpose, but as above explainedthis is un'-these strips on the outside of the up er window sash n contact with thewin ow frame and on the inside of the lower. window sash in contact withthe Window frame as shown in Figs..4 and 5 I am enabled to obtain aperfectly tight joint which prevents rattling at all times and inwhatever position the upper and lower sashes may be adjusted. By havingthe margin 7 bent at an angle to the body of the spring member 6 itisv'prevented from catching on`- any roughness on the window frame.

A very desirable feature of Vthis weather strip is the small amount ofspace required to adjust it in position and its adaptability to holdfirmly and from-rattling window sashes which have vspaces of varioussizes between them and the window frame. Another advantage which itpossesses is the srna'llness and neatnessjof the surface ofthe stripwhich is exposed to view as shown in Fig. 4.

It is desirable to have -a narrow bearing surface throughout the lengthof the strip to engage the window frame in order to avoid contact withirregularities therein thus fitting more snugly against the part thereofwhich it engages and more completely closingv all cracks and crevicesthun otherwise.

I claim:

In a ,weather strip, a strip of resilient nm terial having one partfolded upon itself longitudinally to form a base, a corrugation adjacentto said base, :i spring member projecting from said cori-ligation, and uco1'- rugation upon the fold of the buse adapted to engage thecorrugution between sn'id buse and spring member, for the purposes setforth.

` VICTOR ,llflISCI-ILER. lVitnesos JAMES N. Rmrsnr,l\'I.v\uoARn'i"OCoNNoib

